Isaac allaed



ISAAC ALLARD, OF BELFAST,

MAINE, ASSIGNOR T() HIMSELF AND It. (l. TURNER, OF SAME PLACE.

WOOD-SAWING MACHINE.

Specification forming part of Letters Ia tent No. 58,938, dated October 1G, 1566.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ISAAC ALLARD, of Bel- Y fast, Waldo county, and State oi' Maine, have invented new and usetnl Improvements in VVood-Sawing Machines and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specifica* tion.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in machines for sawing wood, whereby simplicity in construction and arrangement and efticiency in operation are obtained, as will be apparent from the following detail description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which- *igure lis a chine, and Fig.

plan or top view ot' the ma- 2 is a side elevation ot the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A in the drawings represents the frame work of the machine, made ot' any suitable construction to receive the various working parts ot' the same; B, the driving-shaft, extending across one end of the frame-work A, and turning in bearings of the saine. Ou one end ot` shaft B is a crank-handle, C, for turning it, and on the other a iiy or balance wheel, D, to which is hung one end ot' a connecting-rod, E, extending along the outside of the frame-work A, and having a frame, F, attached to its other or outer end, carrying a straight saw-blade, G.

The saw-frame E, by the rod H along its upper edge, is hung in the hook or eye shaped end I of a. bent angular lever, J, turning upon a fulcrum, K, of the standard L of the framework A, and having a handle, M, upon its other end, by depressing which handle the sawfraine can be raised from the horse N, provided for the reception of the log to be sawed at one end of the frame-work A, aud there held by interlocking the lever with the springcatch l) secured to the main framework, the saw-frame, as the driving-shaft is turned, being moved forward and backward upon the hook-shaped end ot' the angular lever J, iu which it is hung, and thus, when the sawt'rauie is lowered over and across the log held 1n the saw-horse, cutting or severing the saine, as is plainly apparent by an inspection of the drawings.

In order to irluly hohl or secure the log in the saw-horse while being operated upon by the saw, I have hun g upon the traine-work A, between its two sides, a bentor angular-shaped dog, O1, one edge ot which is toothed or serrated in such a position that it can be swung over and across the log, and by setting its teeth therein serve to iirudy hold it in position, this dog 0, by its lower end I being connected through a rod, Q, with an upright or vertical lever or rod, R, having a handle upon itsupper end and turning upon a tulcruin at S of the traine-work. By means ot' this handle-lever It the dog O can be brought down upon the log or raised from the saine, it being held or secured in either position by simply interlocking it with the toothed or ratchet-bar T of the framework A.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The pivoted angular lever J, frame F, spring-catch O, and connecting-rod E, arranged and operating substantially as described for the purpose specified.

2. The pivoted bent dog O2, rod Q, rod R, and toothed bar T, constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose specified.

ISAAC ALLARD.

NVitnesses:

TIMOTHY Crmsn, GEORGE S. CnAsn. 

